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Author(s): Duncan Lukoye

Drought ravages the ASALs of Kenya

Source(s): Disaster Risk Reduction Network of African Journalists
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According to the  for the period between July and October 2021, approximately 2.1 million people (14% of the population in Arid and SemiArid Lands (ASALs)) experience acute food insecurity due to prolonged spells of drought. In comparison with the same period in 2020, there has been a 34 per cent increase (over 700,000 people) in the number of people classified in the crisis and emergency category.

In Kenya, the food crisis has impacted the people of Baringo, Garissa, Isiolo, Mandera, Marsabit, Tana River, Turkana, and Wajir the hardest. Pastoralism is the primary source of income in the afflicted countries.

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Freelance journalist Jimmy Makhulo and DIRAJ member  recently toured the county to document the extent of the drought. Here are some pictures that they took.

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Hazards Drought
Themes Food security and agriculture
Country and region Kenya

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